半老徐娘 bàn lǎo xú niáng

middle-aged but still attractive woman

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. middle-aged but still attractive woman
  2. 2. lady of a certain age

Characters

Character Meaning
半 bàn HSK 3
half; (after a number) and a half; semi-
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
徐 xú
surname Xu; slowly; gently
娘 niáng HSK 5
mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate